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HANSARDNational Health Service: Pensions TaxAs I said in an earlier answer, we are expecting the consultation proposals to be implemented in April. However, I reassure the noble Baroness that these proposals would also…30 Oct 2019HANSARDNational Health Service: Pensions TaxThe noble Lord is exactly right to raise this issue and we have taken it very seriously. I have met the president of the Royal College of Surgeons to take on board his concerns.…30 Oct 2019HANSARDNational Health Service: Pensions TaxI thank my noble friend for that very direct question. Our estimate is slightly different—that around one-third of GPs and consultants have earnings high enough to potentially be…30 Oct 2019HANSARDHealth Service Safety Investigations Bill [HL]That the Bill be read a second time.29 Oct 2019HANSARDHealth Service Safety Investigations Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great honour to speak on the Health Service Safety Investigations Bill, which represents a landmark moment for safety and transparency in the NHS and is a major…29 Oct 2019HANSARDHealth Service Safety Investigations Bill [HL]My Lords, I welcome the almost unanimous support for the Bill. As ever, I am indebted to your Lordships’ House for an informed and robust debate on the measures in the Bill, and I…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDrugs: MethadoneMy noble friend is quite right that we have to ensure that we prevent individuals getting addicted to drugs in the first place. That is why there is a wider drugs strategy, which…28 Oct 2019HANSARDDrugs: MethadoneThe noble Baroness in her question has outlined her expertise in this. She is quite right that the evidence base for the effectiveness of methadone is robust. It is provided for…28 Oct 2019HANSARDDrugs: MethadoneNo, the Government are suggesting that a PHE review in 2017 found that drug and alcohol treatment services are currently as good as or better than international comparators. They…28 Oct 2019HANSARDDrugs: MethadoneWe have accepted the recommendations of the ACMD and are very grateful for its advice, which is evidence-based and recommends the use of methadone. However, we recognise that…28 Oct 2019HANSARDDrugs: MethadoneHeroin-assisted treatment can be an effective way of treating individuals for whom other opioid substitutes have not been effective. It is open to local areas under the existing…28 Oct 2019HANSARDDrugs: MethadoneI thank the noble Lord for his question. He will know that the DHSC does not collect data on the costs of supply of methadone centrally, as he has asked this question. However, I…28 Oct 2019HANSARDDrugs: MethadoneMy Lords, methadone is a cost-effective and evidence-based opioid substitution treatment. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published several pieces of…28 Oct 2019HANSARDHealthcare: Brain TumoursMy Lords, the NHS L ong T erm P lan sets a clear ambition that, where appropriate, every person diagnosed with cancer will have access to personalised care by 2021. Personalised…24 Oct 2019HANSARDHealthcare: Brain TumoursI first congratulate my noble friend on his leadership on this issue; it has been noted by the House and very much welcomed. He is absolutely right that leadership on social care…24 Oct 2019HANSARDHealthcare: Brain TumoursI thank my noble friend for his question and I pay tribute to his leadership on this issue. He is absolutely right that we must improve outcomes for those diagnosed with brain…24 Oct 2019HANSARDHealthcare: Brain TumoursThe noble Baroness has raised a very important issue. Obviously, the Government are working to deliver the carers action plan, which retains the strategic vision of recognising,…24 Oct 2019HANSARDHealthcare: Brain TumoursWe are working to deliver earlier diagnosis to improve survival of 75% of cancers by 2028. We are also working to improve the one-year survival rates of adults diagnosed since…24 Oct 2019HANSARDHealthcare: Brain TumoursThe noble and learned Baroness is quite right that people should have a choice in end-of-life care. The long-term plan recognises that we need to improve that choice and the…24 Oct 2019HANSARDHealthcare: Brain TumoursThe noble Baroness will know that this has been identified as a priority, not only from the call to action from carers themselves that services and systems that work for them…24 Oct 2019